Pomegranate

One cup of pomegranate, or a bit more than half the arils of an average fruit, has 144 calories and half a milligram of iron,… Read More »Is There Iron In Pomegranate Seeds?

Here are some foods that can help you stay erect and support a medically sound erectile dysfunction treatment. Watermelon. Watermelon contains citrulline, another precursor to… Read More »What Foods Are Natural Viagra?

Nutrients are concentrated when fruits are dried. Therefore, the potassium content of dried fruit, including dates, prunes, and raisins, is extremely high and should be… Read More »What Fruits Can Kidney Patients Not Eat?

May offer heart health benefits Test-tube studies have found that pomegranate extract may reduce oxidative stress and inflammation in the arteries, lower blood pressure, and… Read More »Is Pomegranate Good For Heart Inflammation?

New research led by the University of Washington has found that a substance in pomegranates called “urolithin A” could be used to create novel anti-aging… Read More »Are Pomegranate Seeds Anti-Aging?

Persephone slipped beneath the Earth and Hades stole her to the Underworld where he made her his wife. The myth says that Persephone was very… Read More »Was Persephone Happy With Hades?

There is no story in Greek mythology in which Persephone willingly walked into the Underworld out of compassion for the souls of the dead. There… Read More »Did Persephone Go Willingly?

In Ovid’s famous text Metamorphosis, Hades has an affair with a young Nymph named Minthe. Persephone, now in her later years, was so incensed with… Read More »Did Hades Ever Cheat On Persephone?

Pluto. Hades, Greek Aïdes (“the Unseen”), also called Pluto or Pluton (“the Wealthy One” or “the Giver of Wealth”), in ancient Pluton, god of the… Read More »What Was Hades Real Name?

Hades, God of the underworld, used pomegranate seeds to trick Persephone into returning to the underworld for a few months of every year. Alongside death,… Read More »Why Is Pomegranate A Symbol Of Fertility?